Item Summary

Deed of sale transferring land at Totonicapán from Francisco Peres San Tzin to an unidentified person. Also includes a later diposition of the same property.

Descriptive Information

Title
Deed of sale for property by Francisco Peres [Santzin] : Totonicapán, Guatemala, [1724 Feb. 15].
Identifier
https://library.princeton.edu/mssimages/garrett-gates%20mesoamerican/garrettgatesmeso206-f1r.jpg
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
[1724 Feb. 15].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
1 leaf : paper ; 31 x 22 cm.
Provenance
Previously owned by William Gates; sold to Robert Garrett (purchased from William Gates in 1930); deposited by Garrett at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1942; removed from the Institute in 1949, at Garrett's request, and donated to the Princeton University Library.
Source Acquisition
Gift; Robert Garrett; 1949.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
This is one of 17 legal documents collectively titled "Documentos Sueltos," including nos. 201-218.
Binding Note
Unbound sheets.

Discovery Information

Subject
Tzin, Francisco Peres San
Quiché Indians—land tenure—Guatemala—18th century
Quiché language—Texts
Totonicapán (Guatemala)—History—18th century—Sources
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/dd1a59c9-8b34-47cf-9cd8-dd3572dcce57/manifest